Workers' Compensation News
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PDMPs Evolve to Become More User-Friendly
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04/14/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State-run prescription drug monitoring programs, considered important tools in controlling opioid prescribing, are evolving rapidly, processing queries more quickly and adding features such as user-friendly dashboards and patient alerts.
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Prime Health Services Adds Two to Sales Team
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04/13/2017
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Prime Health Services, a managed care company specializing in workers’ compensation, has expanded its sales team with the addition of two national sales executives, Nico F. DiGioia and Matthew Dougherty.
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PTSD Presumption Bill to Get Senate Vote
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04/13/2017
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State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bill that would provide a presumption of compensability for first responders who develop mental injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder will get a Senate vote despite missing a mid-March deadline.
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Portable Benefits for Gig Workers Starting to Gain Traction
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04/11/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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The idea of portable benefit systems for gig-economy workers seems to be gaining momentum, with legislation to create such a system being introduced in Washington state this session and a measure to encourage portable benefits expected to soon be proposed in Congress.
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Public Hearing Set for May 5 on Fee Schedule Base Rate Changes
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04/11/2017
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Montana's Department of Labor and Industry will hold a public hearing May 5 on proposed changes to the rates listed in its Workers' Compensation Facility Fee Schedule.
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Providers' Arguments Fail to Persuade DWC to Halt Suspensions
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04/07/2017
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Three medical providers tried unsuccessfully to stave off the California Division of Workers' Compensation's efforts to enforce a new law that requires the suspension of providers who are convicted of health care fraud and patient abuse.
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Potential Ban on Compounds Among 11 Bills to Be Heard Monday
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04/07/2017
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bill that would allow the Texas workers’ compensation commissioner to exclude compounded medications from the state’s drug formulary is among 11 work comp-related measures to be heard by a committee of the House of Representatives on Monday.
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